Highway closed to northbound traffic for around 10 hours after collision

The crash occurred near the top of Larson Hill, south of Kingsvale. (Rhianna Schmunk / CBC)

The man killed in Sunday's multi-vehicle crash on B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway had stopped to help victims of an initial collision, according to police.

Mounties said Highway 5 was closed for around 10 hours after the collision, which happened just after 12:30 p.m. PT near Larson Hill, about 30 kilometres south of Merritt.

OPEN - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BCHwy5</a> is now clear NB, the highway is fully open in both directions <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HopeBC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HopeBC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Merritt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Merritt</a>